Want to study in the USA?
IELTS can help you get there!

Each year, thousands of US colleges and universities accept hundreds of thousands of students from around the world. If you want to study in the USA, IELTS can help. IELTS is the world’s most popular English test for people who want to live, work or study in another country. Accepted by more than 3,300 institutions in the US, your IELTS test score can help you achieve the goal of getting a place at a US college or university.

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Discover how IELTS can improve your chance of being accepted at a U.S. college or university.

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IELTS is accepted and trusted by 3000 institutions in the USA and opens doors to education and employment in the US. Take your IELTS test with British Council and gain your passport to international opportunity and global mobility.

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